Lubricating system for bearings



Nov. 8, 1927. 1,648,299

, s. 1. FEKETE LUBRICATING SYSTEM FOR BEARINGS Filed June 29, 1922 "A I w INVENl'EIV:

' 'lfhep'art'icular object of the invention is to provide a si'nooth or plain bearing ofjsuch Patented Nov. 8','1927.

M s smras STEPHEN -I-. FEKE'IE, or nn'rnor'ipivrrcfireelv,nssmlvog EgSEX MOTORS, I

DETROIT, MICHIGAN; :n ooRroRATron- OF..IVIIICHIGAI\TL' A.

I tre o rate SY TEMIrQ BEA3iNG$- Application newli as,

' My Presentinvention' has for its object an oil lubricating system for plaiiijbea'rings.

a construction that it will contain lubricatmg 011, and the said 011 will be caused to circulate continuously, thereby being dis tributed' uniformly to all parts of the hearing. The bearing embodying nay-invention has no additional parts, the oil being caused to circulateby reason .ofthe'construction of thetwo members which revolve relatively ca ch other.

Bearings embodying my invention can be manufactured without additional expenseand, aslong as they are supplied with oil, are continuous in operation. V

The bearing embodying my invention has the great advantage that there are no local dry or unlubricated regions Where cutting occurs. The friction is considerably reduced and the bearing runsv are cooler. I

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated my invention as embodiedfin a bearing fora fan pulley of an automobile,

this being a bearing with which difficulty in proper lubrication has frequently beenexperienced. It will be understood, however, that my invention is applicable 'to bearings for many other purposes and, in fact, almost any in which there is a fixed spindle-and rotating shell or a rotating spindle and a fixed shell.

The invention will be fully understood from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and the novel features thereof will be pointed out and clearly defined in the claim at the close of this specification; A

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a sideelevation of a fan shaft with a bearing and pulley embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the bearing shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a section online 3, 3, of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 1 is a section online4, 4 of Figure 2,

7 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawings, a shaft or fixed spindle is designated 11. A shell revolves thereon and is designated 12. In the drawings, I have shown the shell as having .a'belt pulley 13 formedon its exterior. A

fan 14 issecured to the shell. In the form of bearing shown in the drawings, the shell beyond the .end'of the shell 12:

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rot -es reiati-v'el 'jto the'fixed spihdie 11 and thereby drivesthe fan 14, The spindle con:

tains'a ies'ervoiror chamberilfi' to receive oil which is supplied to it through an oil duct 1 6 closed by, av cap The iiiei'i'iberl of tlishearing which contains 17'. This cap is located the oil chamber'which 'in'tfhe form shown in: the drawings the iixedspijndlmfis pierced,withfltwo sets of 'oil'holes which 1:

t an ngl 6 eac t er an are me what tangential to the'cylln'drlcal surface of the bearing to induce flowlin opposite directions. In other words, said holes are oppo-v sitely inclined to the radii to the axis of relative rotation of the members in planes perpendicular to said axis, or are oppositely sloped with respect to the direction of said relative rotation. j Of these holes, the

(see Figends of the hearing so that there is fiowin two directions. r V v If the shell 13 rotates relative to the spindle 11 in the direction of the'arrow, as shown in Figure 3, its interior bearing surface tends to wipe the oil out oftheoutflow holes 18, carrying it into the space between f v the bearing surfaces of the spindle and the" shell. Oil inthe chamber 15 then flows in to take its place. .The oil in the space be tween the members of the bearing beingcarried forward by the shell,'tends to bere moved from this space bya scraping action through the inflow holes 19 (Fig. 4) and thus to return to-the chamber, thus setting up afcomplete circulation.

It will be understood that the direction i? of the shell is changed, thelubrication system will operate in-t-he same way except that the direction of flow willbe reversed,

- the outflow holes becoming the inflow holes,

and vice versa. H

lVhile I have shown in the drawings a bearing in which a fixed spindle contains the oil reservoir, I do not limit myself to this construction, since it' is obvious that either loo member may rotate, and that it is not 'essential that the oil chamber'be' in a fixed member, the essential'feature being the pro vision of outflow and inflow holes leading from the reservoir to the bearing surface,

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said holes being sloped to 'induce'a flow of oil in opposite directions.

What I claim is: V

1. In a bearing, the combination of two relatively rotatable coaxial members, one of said members being provided with a lubricant reservoir or chamber, the Wall of'said last named member being pierced'with holes I communicating with said reservoir and with the bearing surface between saidmembers, said holes being oppositely inclined respectively to radii to the axis of said membersto induce ajflow of lubricant to and from said reservoir. i

"2. In a bearing, the combination of two relatively rotatable coaxial'members, one of said members being provided with a lubricant reservoir 01' chamber, the wall of said last named member being pierced with holes c'ommunlcatlng withsaid reservo r and with the bearing'surface between said members,

said holesbeing; oppositely inclined respectivel to radii to the axis of said members 111 p anes perpendicular to said axis to induce aflow of lubricantyto and'gfrom said reservoir. i 4 Y 3. In abearing, the combination of "two relatively rotatablecoaxial members, one of I said members being provided with a lubricant reservoir or chamber,the wall of said last named member being pierced: with holes communicatlng with said reservoir and with I the bearing surface between said members,

said holes being oppositely inclined 'respec- 'tively to radii to the axis of said members, and spaced'longitudinally of said axis to ini :duce a fi'ow of lubricantto and from said reservolr and longitudinally over sa d surface.

I Y STEPHEN I. FEKETE.

In testimonywhereof I aflix my signature. 

